April 15, 2008 - Most major league teams are 15 games or so into their seasons, and everything is beginning to settle down. Each team has had their “Opening Day” at home, and while some teams look like they left their bats in Florida (ahem, Detroit), others look to be in mid-season form, like the Diamondbacks.

April 11, 2008 - The Denver Nuggets have relied on their offense firepower all season to get them in the hunt for a playoff spot in the competitive West. On Thursday, they changed tactics and used their defense to get a leg up on Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot.

April 11, 2008 - There may still be games left in the NBA's regular season, but it's never too early to hand out some end-of-season hardware. Basketball writer Andrew Bohardt takes a look at the most deserving candidates for the Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year and other postseason awards.

April 11, 2008 - The momentum swung back into the Denver Nuggets' favor in the race for the Western Conference's final playoff spot when they escaped Golden State with a 114-105 victory on Thursday night. Denver went a game up on the Warriors and also grabbed the tie breaker, should the two teams finish with identical records. The result also impacted the playoff fortunes of the Dallas Mavericks, who clinched with the combination of their 97-94 win over Utah and the Warriors' loss.

April 10, 2008 - Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday after he sprained his left thumb during the team's 7-2 loss to Detroit on Wednesday. Prospect Jed Lowrie, the Red Sox's 2007 minor league player of the year, was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Lowell's spot on the roster.

April 10, 2008 - Atlanta Braves closer Rafael Soriano was placed on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis on Wednesday evening, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Soriano has been nursing a sore elbow since spring training, but the decision to rest him was still made suddenly and as a last resort for Atlanta.

April 9, 2008 - On the flip side of our Championship Dozen, which tracked 12 players likely to see increased opportunities down the stretch, The Tanking Ten discusses 10 players with less promising futures.

April 9, 2008 - For many owners it’s safe to say that superstars like LeBron James or Chris Paul carried their teams to the fantasy playoffs. Once they’re in the playoffs, just like in the NBA postseason, unsung heroes emerge and make the difference between a championship and an early exit. Here are a dozen such players that are getting more opportunities at just the right time to help you push towards a fantasy championship.

April 9, 2008 - Injuries are the early story among closers, creating a handful of head-scratching committee situations and striking down the values of high picks J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez. In our Closer Report debut, we put the closer situations of all 30 teams under the microscope and provide all of the necessary insurance information for those frightening relievers in your lineup.

April 8, 2008 - New Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter just doesn't get enough respect in fantasy circles. Even after he takes center stage in ESPN's Endless Drama promotional commercials, experts and publications have barely ranked him among the game's top 100 players. For the better part of two years now, I've been curious as to where the bias comes from.